STARK is a New York City rock trio with old school roots and original tunes! The party band…with feelings, STARK calls it Punk-try!  They play straight-up rock, mostly described as Pretenders meets Patti Smith…or if the B-52's and The Stooges had babies. Brace yourself for the sophomore LP from STARK.  The new CD Put It To Your Head is available on cdbaby, digstation and itunes.  It was recorded at Schoolhouse and One East Studios in NYC by Joe Hogan with Lani on bass and vocals, Rob on drums and backing vocals, Josette on guitar, and guest backing vocalist, Pam the Metal Queen Grande. All songs were written by Lani Ford, who has received ASCAP Plus songwriting awards for each of the past 3 years. The 10 tracks are harder, more punked out, and fun, but still feature Ford’s haunting vocals with bitingly funny lyrics that tug at your heart. It’s dark comedy and punked out country blues all rolled into one sexy package.  STARK just returned from a mini-tour in the UK during which time Joe Hogan, STARK’s engineer, stepped into the guitar shoes.  Now he brings Eric Robel with him to replace soon-to-be-new-daddy, Sweet Rob Endemann, on drums.  They join Lani as she slings her poetic hillbilly angst, dipped in sleazy underground NYC rock. 

STARK blasted onto the NYC scene in 2003 with tunes reminiscent of CBGB's circa 1978.  In 2004, the band released its debut CD The Curse, instantly making fans out of big players in the NYC rock and roll scene and beyond from Patti Rothberg to Genya Ravan.  Since then, the line-up has changed a bit, but STARK has still been playing, recording and touring often.  STARK has a steadily growing support base, indie-level industry interest, raving album and live show reviews, international radio, internet and television play, songs in films, and distribution and licensing in the U.S. and abroad.

STARK makes purgatory fun!  

Self-released CD’s: “Put It To Your Head” (LP), “The Curse” (LP), and “Live at CMJ” (EP).  Also, STARK’s song “****” is on the compilation disc “The Morgue The Merrier” (Poptown Records).

Lani Ford—Lead vocals, bass, main songwriter of STARK

Eric Robel—Drums

Sonic Joe Hogan— Guitarist, Engineer, Co-Producer

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